Indian Style Rice With Cashews Raisins And Turmeric Food

CASHEW RICE WITH GOLDEN RAISINS

Steps:

• Add all ingredients except cashews and raisins to a medium saucepan. Bring to full boil over medium-heat.
• Remove from heat and let stand 7 to 9 minutes.
• Fluff rice with a fork and stir in cashews and raisins. Serve hot.

INDIAN-STYLE RICE WITH CASHEWS, RAISINS AND TURMERIC

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in rice, and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk, chicken stock, cumin, coriander, red pepper flakes, salt, turmeric, bay leaf, raisins, and cashew halves. Bring to a boil, then cover, and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.

INDIAN CHICKEN BIRYANI RICE

Steps:

• Cut the chicken into desired pieces. Add lemon and salt to the chicken.
• In a separate bowl, add 1 cup of yogurt, turmeric powder, ground garam masala powder, ground biryani masala powder, chili powder, and paprika. Mix all of the ingredients together.
• Add the yogurt biryani marinade to the chicken and mix well. Let the chicken rest for a minimum of 15 minutes.
• Soak the basmati rice in water for 10 minutes.
• On medium heat. Add oil and ghee to the pan. Add the whole cardamom, cinnamon stick, curry leaf, bay leaf, star of anise, and sliced red onion.
• Mash the garlic and ginger paste with a mortar and pestle.
• Once the onion starts to get golden brown, add the crushed garlic and ginger.
• Add chili peppers that are sliced down the center.
• Add the chicken and mix well.
• Add the chopped tomatoes. Continue to cook on medium for 10 minutes covered.
• Add basmati rice. Mix well.
• Add 6 cups water and turn heat to high uncovered. Once the rice starts to boil, then turn to medium.
• Once the water goes below the rice, mix slowly 2 turns, then cover the rice and turn to low heat. Rice is cooked once tender (after about 15 minutes).
• Slice the white onion.
• In a separate pot, fry the white onion in vegetable oil to a golden brown color. Alternatively, pan fry the onion in some olive oil.
• Wash and remove the mint and cilantro leaves. Chop the mint and cilantro.
• Toast the cashews in a dry pan on medium heat.
• On top of the biryani, add the fried onion, toasted cashews, golden raisins, chopped cilantro, and chopped mint.

INDIAN-STYLE RICE WITH CASHEWS, RAISINS AND TURMERIC

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in rice, and cook for 2 minutes. Pour in the coconut milk, chicken stock, cumin, coriander, red pepper flakes, salt, turmeric, bay leaf, raisins, and cashew halves. Bring to a boil, then cover, and reduce heat to low.
• Cook until rice is tender, about 20 minutes.